Business

Jack Kenna Arnett, RIP

West Virginia out of home executive Jack Kenna Arnett passed away on December 24, 2019.  Arnett worked for Kanawha Valley Advertising for 44 years, rising to the post of Executive Vice President and General Manager.  He was also an owner of Allegheny Poster Advertising Company. Arnett was active in the […]

Company of the Day – Carroll Advertising

Company: Carroll Advertising Company Market:  Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island.    Headquarters: 1022 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02122 Email: john@carrolladvertising.com Phone:  617-282-2100 Carroll Advertising Company, Inc., was started in 1996 by John Carroll with three billboard faces. The company has grown to include a division of digital advertising and poster displays targeting […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds December 28, 2019

Billboard Insider Classifieds work: “Thanks to you and your website I’ve hired a General Manager.  We received several qualified applicants in response to our Billboard Insider classified”  Justin Powell, Owner, Huntington Outdoor “I bought my General Liability from Stu at Bassler and Co that I learned about on Billboard Insider.  I told […]

Out of Home Legal: an Unenforceable Damages Clause

Some advertising contracts allow an out of home company to declare the future amounts due if a client defaults.    Vincent v Grayson suggests that you’ll have a hard time recovering future amounts owed when a contract defaults unless you can prove actual damages.  Here are the facts. In July […]

Project X Launches OOH Analytics Suite

In New York, technology-driven, Out-of-Home (OOH) media agency Project X has released an interactive analytics suite through which advertisers can monitor the performance of their OOH ad campaigns. Project X provides access to every format of OOH inventory (digital and traditional) across the US, combining technology and data-enabled solutions to […]

Company of the Day: Cameron Outdoor

Company: Cameron Outdoor Markets: North Carolina Headquarters: 805 Trade Street NW Suite 101, Concord, NC  28017 Phone: 704-825-8679 Cameron Outdoor operates a digital billboard off I-85 less than half a mile from the city of Charlotte.  The unit is 5 feet off the right of way and is the closest digital billboard to the […]

Geopath Market Spotlight: Syracuse

Did you know: Syracuse is a “super-green” city with top rankings in National Geographic and Popular Science. The tallest building in Syracuse is the State Tower Building. This week’s Geopath market spotlight focuses on the Syracuse DMA. Infographics for the top DMAs and much more are available to Geopath members […]

Company of the Day – Captivate

Company: Captivate Elevator Media Headquarters: 501 7th Avenue, Suite 210 New York, NY 10018 Phone: 646-205-8500 Email: lpapa@captivate.com Markets: Major cities throughout North America. The Captivate founders recognized the lengths people go to avoid personal interaction during confined elevator rides and set out to develop a solution that would alleviate […]

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from Billboard Insider.  No posts today.  We’ll be back tomorrow. Artwork courtesy of Adam Owen Creative. [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid Advertisement

Neil Bell on Selling Out of Home

New South Outdoor’s Neil Bell had quite a bit to say about selling out of home on yesterday’s Billboard Insider podcast.  Here’s a selection of his comments. How to sell billboard advertising. One thing we always have to remember in this business is our success is tied to our customer’s […]